(Picture from here.) Spring in New England is a shambling walk to summer. Warm days stumble into light snow, fall over into rain reminiscent of November, stagger back upright into warm sun. Rinse. Repeat. It doesn’t stop the flowers. … Continue reading
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First, I’d like to point out that my story collection, Simple Things, is now released. You can get that here. In addition, a print version of my novel, Welcome to Witchlandia, is available. You can get that here. On to … Continue reading
The drought last year and this wet spring have been significant enough I thought it worthwhile to revisit our little farm. As my two readers might recall, we had a multi-century drought last year. With the precipitation since last summer, … Continue reading
It’s September, now. The drought continues. Remember when I said the larger plants– the trees, grapes, etc.– seem to be weathering it okay so far? Well, “so far” isn’t so far anymore. … Continue reading
It is done. The project I’ve been working on over the summer has been completed. That’s it to the side there. The dehydrator itself, the area where the fruits, vegetables, etc. are actually dried is the big box. The long … Continue reading
(Picture from here.) It’s harvest time on our tiny, tiny farm. It was an interesting summer. A woodchuck found its way into the garden and it took some doing to get him out. The old fellow was too smart for … Continue reading
(Picture from here.) It has been a long winter. As I sit in this diner writing this I’m looking out at more snow falling. Enough already! We’ve broken the all time winter snow record. When will you Gods of … Continue reading